People · Romania
Gal Mihai Alexandru
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018ALEX21
Gal Mihai Alexandru has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at ICHB Back To School 2019, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 29th in Romania. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2018, he has put 271 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.01 in November 2018 to 10.20, a 70% improvement. Gal has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 4.68 | top 1.7% | 29 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 12.32 | top 8.0% | 101 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 42.22 | 46.97 | top 14.8% | 63 / 578 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.33 | 7.96 | top 22.5% | 174 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 8.24 | top 29.2% | 98 / 401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.17 | 33.75 | top 44.7% | 150 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.11 | 2:37.15 | top 60.7% | 106 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 2:29.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 113 / 225 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Gijzegem Open 2022.
- 24 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Annuntia Sunday Open 2022.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019Eight personal bests in one day at U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019First sub-30 3×3: 15.91 at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.91 at Transilvania Cubing Open 2019.
Competitions
- Gijzegem Open 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Brugge Saturday Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Annuntia Sunday Open 2022 · 24 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- ICHB Back To School 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Constanta Summer Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- U.R.A. Spring of Colors 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Romanian National Day 2018 · 30 Nov 2018
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Mara Oprea — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Vincentiu Tarsoaga — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Martin Fronescu — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.